The Great War - Softcover

Barnett, Correlli

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0563488875 ISBN 13: 9780563488873

Publisher: BBC Books, 2003

Synopsis

In his classic text on the First World War, distinguished military historian Correlli Barnett vividly illuminates the complex story of the First World War, a war that left millions dead and changed the face of the Europe forever. Drawing on accounts of ordinary soldiers as well as primary sources, Correlli Barnett tells the story of the war from the causes of the war through the long, bitter years of stalemate on the Western Front to the compromise peace in 1918. He follows the campaign through all theatres of war - land, air, sea - from the trenches to the strength of the civilians on the Home Front.

About this title

About the Author:

Correlli Barnett's other books include: THE DESERT GENERALS, THE COLLAPSE OF BRITISH POWER and ENGAGE THE ENEMY MORE CLOSELY which is available in Penguin Classic Military History.

From the Inside Flap:

The First World War was a con?ict that left millions dead and changed the face of Europe forever. Here, drawing on the accounts of ordinary soldiers as well as primary sources, historian Correlli Barnett tells the full story of the war—from its causes, through the long years of stalemate on the Western Front, to the compromise peace in 1918. He follows the campaign through all theaters of the war—land, air, and sea—from the trenches to the civilians on the Home Front. A companion book to the magnificent 26–part BBC television series, The Great War has been updated with new material by the series writers to include the most recent scholarship on the First World War. Correlli Barnett was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and is the author of many highly praised works of military history, including The Desert Generals, Hitler’s General, and Britain and Her Army.

About this edition

• Publisher: BBC Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0563488875
• ISBN 13: 9780563488873
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 244